Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma in heated exchange over India captain's 'swollen knee' remark: 'They met during…'
Hindustan TimesTeam India's Mohammed Shami situation is turning out to be more serious than earlier imagined. Shami, who underwent ankle surgery earlier this year and missed the IPL and the T20 World Cup in the process, played his first competitive match since the 2023 World Cup, on November 13 – he took seven wickets against Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy and has since, continued to show improvement playing the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami apparently had a heated exchange in Bengaluru During the post-match press conference following India's 10-wicket loss to Australia, captain Rohit Sharma, when asked to share an update on Mohammed Shami, said the 'door is very much open' for Shami: "We are just monitoring him because while playing Syed Mushtaq Ali, he got some swelling in his knee, which hampers his preparation to come and play a Test match. The report claims Rohit and Shami met after New Zealand beat India in the first Test, but had a conversation that was anything but smooth. During their meeting, the two had a heated exchange over the captain's remark on Shami when asked about his current status and availability for the New Zealand and Australia Test series," Jagran quoted a source as saying.